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AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
accepted
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
ALLIANCE
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
Bates
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
booksnounUS /bʊks/
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
casual
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From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
chose
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
Comedies
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
Desire
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
exactly
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
eye
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From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
eyes
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From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
Faerie
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
fittedadjectiveUS /ˈfɪtɪd/
prepared and equipped for a particular purpose
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
followed
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From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
four
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
friend
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
goodnounUS /good/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
guest
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
Heart's
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
house
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
indefinitely
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
inquiringly
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From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
interest
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From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
JourneynounUS /ˈjourney/
a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage
From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
knownounUS /know/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
Land
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
Larry
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
littlenounUS /little/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
man
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From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
more
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From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
out
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
partnounUS /part/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
quarters
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
Queen
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
refused
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
remain
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
room
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
scanned
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From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
seemednounUS /seemed/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
Sentimental
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
Shakespeare's
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
share
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
somethingpronounUS /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/
a thing, without saying which
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
Sterne's
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
stores
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
surmise
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From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
There
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
tour
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From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
TRIPLE
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
up
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From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
volumes
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
wentnounUS /went/
an important story-specific word used in this passage
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A TRIPLE ALLIANCE Larry refused to share my quarters and chose a room for himself, which Bates fitted up out of the house stores.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
whosedeterminerUS /huːz/
belonging to which person
From this reading He seemed to interest Larry, whose eyes followed the man inquiringly.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading When we went into Bates’ room on our tour of the house, Larry scanned the books on a little shelf with something more than a casual eye.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I did not know what Bates might surmise about Larry, but he accepted my friend in good part, as a guest who would remain indefinitely.
Yeats
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From this reading There were exactly four volumes,—Shakespeare’s Comedies, The Faerie Queen, Sterne’s Sentimental Journey and Yeats’ Land of Heart’s Desire.
